My journey as a single adoptive mom to two teenage boys who spent years in foster care and a toy dachshund puppy, a westie mix, and a shepherd mix. Some might consider our home a combination of homeless shelter, fraternity house, and humane society. I call it home.

There are so many things I wonder how I learned. Here are a few examples:

If I missed school I knew that I didn't get a "free pass" for the work I missed. I also knew that the teacher wouldn't come to me with the missed work, but that I had to seek out the teacher.

If I had an assignment and I didn't turn it in then I still needed to do it, because partial credit is better than no credit.

That I should do the things that are due first first.

If there was a form my parent needed to sign that I should bring it home.

That I could ask the teacher questions and not have my mom call them. I don't remember EVER asking my mom to call my teacher.

These things are making me insane right now. When I ask the boys is they made arrangements to make up quizzes or turn in late work or even find out what late work is they act like I am inconveniencing them. I am clearly an idiot for expecting them to do such a thing.

Prayers for continued learning on this topic. We have a long way to go.